Canada's Felix Auger-Aliassime defeated Jaume Munar of Spain 6-4, 6-3 in the quarter-finals of the Rio Open on Friday to reach the semis at an ATP tournament for the first time in his young career. Auger-Aliassime will face Argentina's Pablo Cuevas in the semis on Saturday after Cuevas defeated Albert Ramos-Vinolas of Spain 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 in their quarter-final. WATCH | Felix Auger-Aliassime on to semis in Rio:The 18-year-old breezed past Spain's Jaume Munar in straight sets 6-4, 6-3 to reach his 1st career ATP semifinal. A wild card in Rio, Auger-Aliassime has had a solid run at the ATP 500 tournament this week, starting with an upset victory over world No. Earlier Friday, Aljaz Bedene defeated Hugo Dellien 4-6, 6-2, 6-3 and Laslo Djere downed Casper Ruud 6-4, 7-5 to reach the semis.

Source: CBC News February 23, 2019 01:13 UTC